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Eunice Church of God holds successful Black History Program

Lift Every Heart and Sing opens program. Special guests include Lisa Hunter Owens, Mayor Curtis Hardwick, and Sue Stivers. Guests came from many South Central Kentucky Counties.

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By Marjorie Payne

Black History Program at Eunice Church of God drew a large number of people to the event. It was held Sunday, March 15, 2015. Among local officials attending were Mayor Curtis Hardwick of Columbia, KY, and Sue Stivers, Executive Director of the Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce.

Our guests, Pastor Tuck and the New Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, were such a blessing. - Marjorie Payne




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Large crowd gathers at Eunice for Black History program



2015-03-16 - Eunice Church of God, 12615 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo By Marjorie Payne, Eunice CoG.
Black History Program at Eunice Church of God drew a large number of people to the event. It was held Sunday, March 15, 2015. Over 100 were in attendance. They came from Campbellsville, Columbia, Casey County, Elizabethtown, and Russell and Green Counties in addition to those from Eunice and other points in Adair County. The opening song was "Lift Every Heart and Sing." Shantel Branham, hold's Mrs. Leon Lasley's baby. Danny Taylor, next, a member of New Grace Fellowship Baptist Church. - Marjorie Payne

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Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick speaks at Eunice Church of God



2015-03-16 - Eunice Church of God, 12615 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo By Marjorie Payne, Eunice CoG.
Among the speakers at the Eunice Church of God Black History Program, Sunday, March 15, 2015, was Columbia Mayor Curtis Hardwick. He talked about progress which has been made with different races in Adair County in his lifetime, but said, "We still have work to do." In the background, from left, Pastor Joseph Payne, Mr. Joe Richardson, from Campbellsville, KY; and Phyllis Payne, the emcee for the program. - Marjorie Payne

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Sue Stivers brings message from Chamber to Eunice gathering



2015-03-16 - Eunice Church of God, 12615 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo By Marjorie Payne, Eunice CoG.
Sue Stivers, Executive Director of the Columbia/Adair County Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Eunice Church of God Black History Program, held Sunday, March 15, 2015. She talked about memories of coming to Eunice Church of God years ago and eating BBQ, and remembered, as a girl coming to Eunice with her family, because in her hometown in Russell County, there weren't many African-American families. Her family, she said, taught her to love all people, regardless of ethnicity. - Marjorie Payne

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Black History Program: Lisa Hunter Owens



2015-03-16 - Eunice Church of God, 12615 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo By Marjorie Payne, Eunice CoG.
Lisa Owens Hunter, a member of Columbia's New Grace Fellowship Baptist Church, read a poem, "Don't Let Dreams Die," at the Black History Program. At right, partially hidden, is Sharon Payne.

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Black History Program: Nakey Eads



2015-03-16 - Eunice Church of God, 12615 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY - Photo By Marjorie Payne, Eunice CoG.
Nakey Eads, a member of the Eunice Church of God, spoke on Mahalia Jackson and her role in the Civil Rights Movement and the role of Jackson's music, including "Move Up on a Little Higher." - Marjorie Payne

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